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On the recordFebruary 1, 2022
I urge my colleagues in the House and the Senate to heed the pleas from our local school districts, take up the bipartisan legislation, Keeping School Meals Flexible Act (H.R. 6613), to extend these waivers.
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Abigail Spanberger
Democratic · Virginia

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Spanberger calls for bipartisan support to extend school meal waivers.

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